Re: OMG! Think I did something stupid with dmcrypt

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On 02/15/08 06:18, Andrew Henry wrote:
> help.
>
> I have debian lenny on a server with full disk encryption (the guided
> partitioning option) and an external usb WD Mybook that is also
> encrypted with dmcrypt/LUKS.
>
> I just formatted the server to install and try out CentOS. Then I went
> to the Ubuntu Wiki to see how I can access the USB drive on another
> computer, and I started reading about keys etc etc. Have I just
> overwritten my key to the usb drive whilst formatting the server?
>
> I thought that HAL and Gnome had the ability to auto detect encrypted
> devices and prompt for passphrase?? I thought all I needed was the
> passphrase to be able to access the usb drive on another computer?
>
> Please tell me ive not just lost all my data!

If you *formatted* (i.e., run mkfs on) the "server" (how can you format a *machine*, as opposed to just a drive partition?), then wouldn't you have lost everything anyway by wiping clean the partition?

• -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA

PETA - People Eating Tasty Animals
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